diff --git a/generateChangemarks/changemarks.py b/generateChangemarks/changemarks.py
index 55cbfa28494ab514d018b833a4e0175e2019848e..63c3f3e2691292624a2d9f726cb6ec9e12961aec 100644
--- a/generateChangemarks/changemarks.py
+++ b/generateChangemarks/changemarks.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ https://forge.etsi.org/rep/cdm/pipeline-scripts/-/blob/main/common/Dockerfile.st
                 clauseMDlines.insert(j, "<span class=\"underline\">" + line.value + "</span>\n\n")
                 #clauseMDlines.insert(j, "<mark>" + line.value.strip("\n") + "</mark>\n\n")
                 clauseMDlines.pop(j+1)
-        elif line.is_removed:
+        elif (not (line.value.strip() == '') and (line.is_removed)):
             if line.value.strip().startswith("|"):  # It is a table
                 tableElements = line.value.strip().split("|")
                 modifiedElements: list[str] = []